Professor/Dr. Yongsheng Zhang is Senior Research Fellow and Director of Research Institute for Eco-civilization (RIEco) at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). He is a Special Advisor of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED). Prior to joining CASS in 2019, he was the Chief Expert on Green Development, Senior Research Fellow at Development Research Center(DRC) of the State Council of P.R. China. His research is mainly focused on ecological civilization, environmental & ecological economics, green development, and Chinese economy.